Privacy Policy
The Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar Privacy
Policy
The Labor and Employment Law Section ( LELS ) and its affiliates
respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. We recognize
the increased importance of electronic commerce and the growth
of the Internet as a part of everyday business transactions. That's
why we maintain strict internal policies concerning your privacy.
LELS provides this Privacy Statement to inform you of our Privacy
Policy and practices and of the choices you can make about the
way your information is collected online and how that information
is used.
Questions regarding this statement should be directed
to myprivacy@laboremploymentlaw.org.
We've structured our Web Site so that, in general, you can visit
LELS on the Web without identifying yourself or revealing any personal
information.
However, LELS may ask you to register and provide information
that personally identifies you, including when you register as
a customer or purchase a product/service from LELS, download white
papers, subscribe to email newsletters, or respond to a marketing
campaign. The information gathered is used to enhance the user
experience on our site and to identify frequent visitors.
We make this Privacy Policy notice readily available on our home
page and at the bottom of every LELS Web page.
Table of Contents
- Sites covered by this privacy statement
- Types of information
we collect
- Children's privacy
- How we use your information
- Who we share your information with
- Your choices
- Your privacy preferences and opting out
- Your information and
third-party companies
- Access to and accuracy of your information
- Keeping your information
secure
- Changes to this Statement
- Contacting us
1. Sites covered by this Privacy Statement
www.laboremploymentlaw.org
2. Types of information we collect
We may collect information from the following sources:
- Applications,
questionnaires and other forms you submit, such as your name, address
and date of birth
- Web-based tools when
you visit our Web sites, such as "cookies"
We may disclose the information described above to:
- Companies in
our corporate group
This Privacy Statement covers personal information, non-personal
data collection and aggregate reporting.
Personal information
Personal information is information that is associated with your
name or personal identity. LELS uses personal information to understand
better your needs and interests and to provide you with better
service. Once you choose to provide us with personal information,
it will be used only to support your customer relationship with
LELS. LELS will not sell, rent or lease your personal information
to others.
On some LELS Web Sites, you can access products or services, request
information, subscribe to marketing or support materials, register
yourself or your LELS products, or apply for a job at LELS. The
types of personal information you provide to us on these pages
may include name, address, phone number, email address, user IDs
and passwords, billing and transaction information, credit card
information, contact preferences, educational and employment background,
and job interest data.
To personalize our Web Sites, services or communications and improve
our products and services, we may also ask you to provide us with
information regarding your personal or professional interests,
demographics, and experiences with our products or services. Providing
this additional information is optional.
Non-personal information
Non-personal information is data about usage and service operation
that is not associated with a specific personal identity. LELS
collects and analyzes non-personal information to evaluate how
visitors use the LELS Web Sites.
Non-personal data we collect may include the pages visited on
the LELS Web Sites, unique URLs1 visited within laboremploymentlaw.org, browser
type and IP2 address. Most non-personal data is collected via cookies
or other analysis technologies. LELS web pages use cookies, Web
beacons and other technologies for data analysis and personalization
services. LELS also places ads on other Web Sites that may use
cookies.
We have safeguards to keep information confidential and secure:
- We
have up-to-date physical safeguards, such as secure areas in
buildings; electronic safeguards, such as passwords and encryption;
and procedural safeguards, such as customer authentication procedures
to prevent ID theft.
- We restrict access to information about you to only those
employees who need to know that information to provide products
or services to you.
- We train our employees on these security procedures,
and we conduct regular audits to check on compliance with the
procedures.
3. Children's privacy
LELS is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children
and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in
their children's online activities and interests. LELS does not
knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13
and LELS does not target its Web Sites to children under 13.
4. How we use your information LELS uses your personal information
to provide you with services and to help us better understand your
needs and interests. Specifically, we use your information to help
you complete a application or order, to communicate with you, to
provide service and support, to update you on services and benefits,
to personalize promotional offers and to personalize some LELS
Web Sites. Occasionally we may also use your information to contact
you for market research regarding LELS products or services. We
will give you the opportunity to choose your privacy preferences
regarding such communications (see section 7, "Your privacy
preferences and opting out"). Credit card information is used
only for payment processing and fraud prevention. When you provide
us with a credit card number (and other sensitive information),
LELS will take commercially reasonable steps to protect this information
through a secure connection with your web browser. Credit card
numbers are only used for payment processing and are not retained
for marketing purposes.
Sensitive personal information is collected only to facilitate
our financial service providers' credit decisions and will be shared
with them only with your permission. Credit card information and
sensitive personal data are not used for any other purpose by our
financial services providers or LELS and will not be kept longer
than necessary for providing the services, unless you ask us to
retain your credit card information for future purchases.
You may receive periodic mailings from us with information on
new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish
to receive such mailings, please let us know by sending email to
us at optout@laboremploymentlaw.org
Additionally, if you do not want LELS to contact
you for marketing purposes by email, postal mail, fax and/or phone,
you may opt out by sending email to us at optoutplease@laboremploymentlaw.org.
Please provide us with your name and the information you wish to
unsubscribe. Place the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject.
LELS will
take appropriate steps to protect the information you share with
us.
Personal data collected online may also be combined with information
you provide LELS through other sources such as product registration,
call centers or public events such as trade shows or seminars.
Personal data given to LELS may be transferred across state and
country borders for the purposes of data consolidation, storage
and simplified customer information management.
Non-personal data is aggregated for reporting about LELS Web Site
usability, performance and effectiveness. It is used to improve
the customer experience, usability and site content.
5. Who we share your information with
LELS will not sell, rent or lease your personal information to
others. LELS will not share your personal information with third
parties except in responding to your requests for products or services.
Your permission will be requested when you submit your information.
LELS shares customer information across LELS -affiliated business
entities and companies working on our behalf, but only as described
above in "How we use your information."
LELS contracts with third-party service providers and suppliers
to deliver complete products, services and customer solutions described
in "How we use your information." Suppliers and service
providers are required to keep confidential the information received
on behalf of LELS and may not use it for any purpose other than
to carry out the services they are performing for LELS. These service
providers may change or we may contract with additional service
providers to better accommodate our customers. LELS will not share
personal information with any other third parties without your
permission, unless required by law enforcement action, subpoena,
or local law.
LELS or its related entities could merge with or be acquired by
another business entity or some or all of their respective assets
could be acquired. If such a combination or acquisition occurs,
LELS will make every reasonable effort to notify you in the event
we share with the merging or acquiring entity some or all of your
personal information to continue serving you.
6. Your choices
LELS gives you the choice of receiving a variety of information
that complements our products and services. You can subscribe to
receive certain product- and service-specific information and LELS
-wide marketing communications. LELS -wide communications may include
new product information, special offers, or an invitation to participate
in market research. We give you a choice regarding delivery of
LELS -wide communications by postal mail, email and telephone.
You can make or change your choices at the data collection point.
Please refer to Section 7 for further instructions. We will make
every effort to honor your preferences. This option does not apply
to communications for the purpose of administering order completion,
contracts, support, product safety warnings or updates.
7. Your privacy preferences and opting out
Non-subscription services
LELS will not use your personal information for a different purpose
than the one stated when you provided your data. Examples of unrelated
uses include sending communications about special offers, product
information, and marketing messages.
You may tell us not to:
- Disclose information about you outside
our corporate group of companies, except we may disclose information
as required or permitted by law.
- Disclose credit data about you
within our corporate group of companies; we do not disclose credit
data outside our corporate group of companies.
- Solicit you by mail,
telephone, or email for products and services that are not directly
related to your account and that are outside our regular communications
with you (such as your monthly statement, customer service emails,
or when you call our customer service center).
Subscription services
To opt-out of receiving communications you have
expressly requested (such as email newsletters, software updates,
etc.), email us at
optoutplease@laboremploymentlaw.org.
PRIVACY AND SECURITY TIPS
- Protect your information: Never give
your Social Security number or personal credit information over
the phone unless you initiate the call. Keep your personal identification
number (PIN) and password in a safe place. Try to memorize your
PIN and password and do not write them down with your account
information.
- Destroy or securely store your account records: Tear or shred
receipts, bank statements, and unused credit card offers. Keep
billing statements and other account-related documents in a safe
place.
- Regularly review your credit report: Order a copy of
your credit report at least once per year and report any mistakes
to the credit bureau agency and the creditor reporting the information.
Keeping your credit report error free is important. Sometimes,
there is a small fee for ordering your credit reports, but if
you've been denied credit within the last 60 days, the credit
report is free.
The three national credit bureau agencies are:
Equifax - www.equifax.org, 1-800-685-1111
Experian - www.experian.org, 1-888-397-3742
TransUnion - www.transunion.org, 1-800-916-8800
- Check your billing
statements: Review your statements thoroughly. Call all your
creditors immediately if you notice incorrect transactions.
- If you lose your
credit card: Call all of your creditors immediately if you lose
your credit card or suspect that someone has stolen your account
information.
- If you think you have been a victim of identify theft,
contact your local government agency for additional information
regarding your rights.
8. Your information and third-party companies
Certain LELS services are linked with those from unrelated third-party
companies, some which offer you the option to share with both LELS
and the third party personal data you provide. Examples include
the ability to request communications from LELS marketing or solution
partners, or to enable order completion through a reseller. We
will not share your personal information with those third-party
companies unless you make that choice.
9. Access to and accuracy of your information
LELS strives to keep your personal information accurate. We have
implemented technology, management processes and policies to maintain
customer data accuracy. We will provide you with access to your
information, including making reasonable effort to provide you
with online access and the opportunity to change your information.
To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable
steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID,
before granting access to your data. Certain areas of LELS Web
Sites may limit access to specific individuals through the use
of passwords and other personal identifiers.
The most effective way to view and change your personal information
is to return to the Web page where you originally submitted your
data and follow the instructions on that Web page.
10. Keeping your information secure
LELS is committed to protecting the information you provide us.
To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data
accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information,
LELS has in place appropriate physical and managerial procedures
to safeguard the information we collect.
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or
transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. SSL
encryption is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone
but us. This security measure is working when you see either the
symbol of an unbroken key or closed lock (depending on your browser)
on the bottom of your browser window.
Credit card numbers are used only for processing payment and are
not used for other purposes.
11. Changes to this Statement
If there are updates to the terms of LELS Online Privacy Statement,
we will post those changes and update the revision date in this
document, so you will always know what information we collect online,
how we use it, and what choices you have. For material changes
to this Statement, LELS will provide notification to affected customers.
12. Contacting us
We value your opinions. If you have comments or
questions about our privacy policy, please send them to myprivacy@laboremploymentlaw.org.
Rev. February 2006
¹A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the global address of documents
and other resources on the World Wide Web. For example, http://www.laboremploymentlaw.org
is the URL for LELS home page.
²An IP address is an identifier for a computer or device on a
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network,
such as the World Wide Web. Networks use the TCP/IP protocol to
route information based on the IP address of the destination. In
other words, an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned
to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing Web
servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers require
IP addresses in order for users to communicate on the Internet,
browse and shop.
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